Has Anyone Taught English in China?
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SteelBird
Colonel
As you stated, you have all the necessary documents. I think the only thing you need now is that you're a native English speaker. I wonder if you're one. If you're not, never mind, you need to have good English pronunciation. There are a lot foreigners teaching English in my city too. Those usually are travelers who claim they don't need too much money, just enough for living and traveling.
bladerunner
Banned Idiot
A lot of factors come into it.
Are you just after a casual job or a formal one at a sound education facility like uni, or high school.
One of my friends daughter taught in China, she didnt have a pleasant experience, but it was not the fault of the Chinese. It was her own as she was only interested in having a good time and got into the wrong company.
some of my family taught English in Japan and Korea. In Japan its much better if you have a tertiary qualification or qualified as a English language teacher through selected institutions in ones home country. Some of them can even place you in jobs. In Japan and Korea if you are caucasian you will have a slight advantage, for obvious reasons.
Are you just after a casual job or a formal one at a sound education facility like uni, or high school.
One of my friends daughter taught in China, she didnt have a pleasant experience, but it was not the fault of the Chinese. It was her own as she was only interested in having a good time and got into the wrong company.
some of my family taught English in Japan and Korea. In Japan its much better if you have a tertiary qualification or qualified as a English language teacher through selected institutions in ones home country. Some of them can even place you in jobs. In Japan and Korea if you are caucasian you will have a slight advantage, for obvious reasons.
I was going to ask the OP this too. If you're not white, I'd not bother. Most schools aren't interested in ABCs or CBCs regardless of whether they speak perfect English or where they are born. A couple of years back, I did some digging around English teaching sites and the impression I got/I was outright told, that parents in China want to know they being cultural and linguistically attenuated into the Anglo sphere, and in their minds this means white native English speakers.
This is probably good advice, scam recruiting seems to be a major problem in English teaching. I've recently read about a downturn in the English teaching market in Japan and teachers being stranded there without jobs.
Something else you might want to look into if you can is private tutelage. You can make some pretty good connections that way which may come in handy later, especially because those who can afford to hire private tutors from overseas are usually the rich and already connected. Might give you a leg up if you decide to do something else other than teach English.
bladerunner
Banned Idiot
How about your local Chinese Consulate office?
Have you heard of the Confucious Institute? One use to see a lot of ads there and they are world wide.
A couple of years ago my wife did a Chinese language course at Peking Uni through the auspices of the Confucious institute. They paid for the airfare, the lodgings within the uni grounds and an allowance which was the average monthly wage to cover any general spending.
WEll anyway after completeing the course she gets job offers emailed to her on occasional basis. We figure that what must happen, is prospective employers looking for foreign employees use the Confucious institute as a go between. So perhaps on a long shot you might also try your local Confucious Institute.
Be warned it can be quite frustrating though as most of the staff are local voluntary labour with the Senior person actually being a Chinese govt appointee. ( Well thats what its like in NZ)
While my wife was in Beijing uni iI visited her for a week and meet an American who was teaching the equivilent of English 101.for a contracted 1year period. I think he scored the job through his own uni. He said the job didnt pay that well and that he was actually dollar negative when comparing to what he would have been paid back home.
the Advice Cardsharp told you is certainly worth considering
Why don't you ask some Universities if they have any connections that might help you.
Start with something local, then going further if you are comfortable using the internet.
For example I know UBC has plenty of opportunities to offer someone with at least a bachelor's degree who wants to teach English in Japan/China.
Then again, UBC has North America's biggest Chinese faculty and second biggest Japanese faculty(after Hawaii but Hawaii is like cheating), so I'm not sure if this trend will apply in other parts.
Also, as stupid as this might sound, some traveling agencies ran by Chinese might provide you with leads.
Start with something local, then going further if you are comfortable using the internet.
For example I know UBC has plenty of opportunities to offer someone with at least a bachelor's degree who wants to teach English in Japan/China.
Then again, UBC has North America's biggest Chinese faculty and second biggest Japanese faculty(after Hawaii but Hawaii is like cheating), so I'm not sure if this trend will apply in other parts.
Also, as stupid as this might sound, some traveling agencies ran by Chinese might provide you with leads.
antiterror13
Brigadier
I don't think it has got anything to do with DEFENCE or MILITARY ... where is POPEYE ?